Melanopsin ganglion cells are the most resistant retinal ganglion cell type to axonal injury in the rat retina.

We report that the most common retinal ganglion cell type that remains after optic nerve transection is the M1 melanopsin ganglion cell. M1 ganglion cells are members of the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell population that mediates non-image-forming vision, comprising ∼2.5% of all...

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Main Authors: Luis Pérez de Sevilla Müller, Allison Sargoy, Allen R Rodriguez, Nicholas C Brecha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3966869?pdf=render